Overdose
A stimulant overdose can be fatal. An overdose is when a person takes more of the drug than their body can handle.
Signs that a person is overdosing may include:
- Rapid rise in heart rate and blood pressure
- Rise in body temperature / sudden onset of a high fever
- Disorientation
- Irregular breathing
- Severe hypertension
- Delirium
- Cardiovascular collapse
- Cardiac arrest
- Seizure
- Stroke
- Convulsions
- Losing consciousness
If symptoms are relatively mild, call your local Poison Control center at 1.800.222.1222 for advice on what to do.
If the person is having trouble breathing, heart or chest pain, convulsions, or has lost consciousness, immediately call 911.
To avoid an overdose:
- If you have a prescription, take only as much as prescribed and as often as prescribed
- Don’t share your prescription with anyone else
- Don’t take anyone else’s prescription
- Don’t mix drugs (that includes mixing stimulants and alcohol)